Experts in Awe to Uncover Flamboyant Fishes Evolved a Spectrum of Colors as Seas Rose
Close The feisty fairy wrasses turned to a neon kaleidoscope all thanks to a coral reef "species pump." Fairy wrasses are swimming jewels, dancing, and flouncing around coral reefs. The finger-length fishes' arrogant, vibrant courtship exhibitions are meant for mates and competitors, and a recent study proposes that the gentle waxing and waning of ice sheets glaciers and ice sheets may be partially accountable for such a variety of performances. (Photo : Jannet Serhan) Colorful Reef Fishes Scientists reported on the 23rd of February in Systematic Biology that a recent genetic analysis of ov...